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#62f0cd

a light, electric cyan · cool · closest name: Aqua Marine

RGB
98, 240, 205
HSL
165°, 83%, 66%
CMYK
59, 0, 15, 6
Luminance
0.6932

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #62f0cd is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#62f0cd
Hue
165°
cyan
Saturation
83%
electric
Lightness
66%
light
Brightness
94%
HSV value
Perceived
80%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6932
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
81/100 cool
Color family
Cyan
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
14.86:1
Closest name
Aqua Marine
ΔE2000 4.2
Where it sits
Hue165° of 360°
Saturation83%
Lightness66%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool81% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#62f0cd
RGBrgb(98, 240, 205)
HSLhsl(165, 83%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(59%, 0%, 15%, 6%)
LABlab(86.7 -46.5 5.5)
LCHlch(86.7 46.9 173.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.868 0.133 174.0)
Decimal6484173
Display P3color(display-p3 0.384 0.941 0.804)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #62f0cd;
background-color: #62f0cd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#62f0cd] bg-[#62f0cd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #62f0cd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.384, green: 0.941, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#62f0cd")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF62F0CD)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(205, 240, 98)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #62f0cd · 14.86:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.41:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 14.86:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #62f0cd as text scores 1.41:1 on white and 14.86:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#62f0cd on white: 1.41:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#62f0cd on black: 14.86:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #E8E2CB
deuteranopia · #D4D3D0
tritanopia · #00F2E6

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #62f0cd is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F2FCFA
#E6FAF5
#C6F6EA
#99F5DE
#62f0cd
#32EBBE
#15E0AE
#12BA91
#0E9574
#0F6C55
#094335
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #F2FCFADarkest = 950 · #094335
:root {
  --brand-50: #F2FCFA;
  --brand-100: #E6FAF5;
  --brand-200: #C6F6EA;
  --brand-300: #99F5DE;
  --brand-400: #62f0cd;
  --brand-500: #32EBBE;
  --brand-600: #15E0AE;
  --brand-700: #12BA91;
  --brand-800: #0E9574;
  --brand-900: #0F6C55;
  --brand-950: #094335;
  --brand: #62f0cd;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #62f0cd

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F4FAF9
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDE2
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B87
Captions on the surface
Accent#BE0E66
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#0B745A
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E8FDF8
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142420
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #62f0cd

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Thin strokes and 1px borders — they disappear on light UI
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#F06285
Analogous left#62F086
Analogous right#62CCF0
Split-complement 1#F062CC
Split-complement 2#F08662
Triadic 1#CD62F0
Triadic 2#F0CD62
Tetradic#8662F0

RGB percentages

Red38.4%
Green94.1%
Blue80.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan59.2%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow14.6%
Key (black)5.9%

Color previews

#62f0cd text on a black background

contrast 14.86:1

Card sample

#62f0cd text on a white background

contrast 1.41:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #62f0cd;
Background color
Panel with #62f0cd background
background-color: #62f0cd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #62f0cd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(98, 240, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(98, 240, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #62f0cd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #62f0cd, #62B4F0);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #62f0cd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#62f0cd in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
TechnologyTravelHealthcareMedia
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#62f0cd, answered

What color is #62f0cd?

#62f0cd is a light electric cyan, closest to Aqua Marine (ΔE2000 4.2). It sits at 165° on the hue wheel with 83% saturation and 66% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #62f0cd?

rgb(98, 240, 205) — 98 red, 240 green and 205 blue out of 255, or 38.4% / 94.1% / 80.4% by channel.

Is #62f0cd a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6932 and perceived brightness is 80%, so black text on it reaches 14.86:1.

Should I use black or white text on #62f0cd?

Black. It scores 14.86:1 against #62f0cd, versus 1.41:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #62f0cd?

#F06285 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #F062CC and #F08662, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #62f0cd?

For interface work: #F4FAF9 as the surface, #C0EDE2 for borders, #4B9B87 for secondary text, #BE0E66 as an accent and #0B745A for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #62F086 and #62CCF0 stays calm, while #F06285 is the loudest partner.

What is #62f0cd in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(59%, 0%, 15%, 6%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #62f0cd warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 81 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #62F099; nudged cooler, #60E0F2.

Work with #62f0cd in the Color Lab